Backhaus, Johannes Adolf 'Hannes'
- Date of birth:
- September 13th, 1918 (Hamburg - Blankenese)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
October 9th, 1937: Matrose;
April 1st, 1938: Matrosengefreiter;
July 1st, 1938: Seekadett;
26 februari 1939: Fähnrich zur See;
March 1st, 1940: Oberfähnricht zur See;
May 1st, 1940: Leutnant zur See;
April 1st, 1942: Oberleutnant zur See.
Became POW on May 3rd, 1945.
S 30, June 1944, Pola (Firella, image: Johannes Backhaus)
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Reichsjugendsportabzeichen
- Unit:
- Hitlerjugend
- Awarded on:
- November 27th, 1934
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fähnrich (Midshipsman)
- Awarded on:
- September 20th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant zur See (Sub-lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 3. Schnellbootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- May 13th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant zur See (Sub-lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 3. Schnellbootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- May 26th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- 3. Schnellbootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- June 2nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- 3. Schnellbootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- November 3rd, 1942
Medaglia commemorativa della campagna italo-tedesca in Africa
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Kommandant, S 30, 3. Schnellbootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Kommandant, S 30, 3. Schnellbootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- February 9th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Kommandant, S 30, 3. Schnellbootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Kommandant, S 30, 3. Schnellbootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- September 26th, 1944
Sources
- Photo: Kriegsmarine Schnellbootwaffe: großer Nachlass aus dem Besitz Oberleutnant zur See Hannes Backhaus, Kommandant S-30, 3. Schnellboots-Flottillle (322723) - Decorations of the Kriegsmarine - Military Antiques
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Kriegsmarine Schnellbootwaffe: großer Nachlass aus dem Besitz Oberleutnant zur See Hannes Backhaus, Kommandant S-30, 3. Schnellboots-Flottillle (322723) - Decorations of the Kriegsmarine - Military Antiques
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